Washington, March 17, (IANS) Extremist networks linked to ISIS have called for attacks against Hindus in India and across South and Southeast Asia, even as they praised recent violence in the United States and expanded online recruitment, according to a new report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).
Kabul, March 17 (IANS) Pakistani airstrike on a major addiction treatment hospital in Kabul killed more than 400 people and injured at least 250 others, Taliban officials and local media reported, in what could become one of the deadliest incidents in the Afghan capital.
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The Trump administration has started reviewing voter rolls across several states, a senior official said, warning that some jurisdictions are “resisting” compliance with federal election laws.
United Nations, March 17 (IANS) India has exposed Pakistan’s own Islamophobia manifest in the deadly persecution of Ahmadiyyas, and Islamabad’s representative virtually admitted it was happening.
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The United States is allowing Iranian oil tankers to move through the Strait of Hormuz despite the ongoing conflict, as part of efforts to stabilise global energy supplies, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The US House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation to tighten sanctions on Iran’s energy sector, as lawmakers from both parties pushed for stronger measures amid ongoing tensions with Tehran.
Washington, March 17 (IANS) A group of more than 70 US lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to crack down on a surge of illegal Chinese e-cigarettes entering the American market, citing risks to public health, national security, and links to organised crime.
Washington, March 17 (IANS) A senior Republican senator has warned US aviation security authorities that American flight schools are training Chinese nationals in ways that could indirectly support Beijing’s military ambitions.
Washington, March 17 (IANS) Key US allies have pushed back against President Donald Trump’s call to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, exposing widening rifts within the Western alliance as tensions escalate in the Gulf.
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The US Republican party advanced two immigration-focused bills that would tighten deportation rules for fraud and for crimes involving harm to law enforcement animals, sharpening enforcement measures and expanding grounds for removal.
